Affiliated Distributors (AD)

AD Appoints New Leader for Bearings & PT Division

Former P.T. International CEO Darin Davenport takes over leadership of AD's Bearings & Power Transmission on Dec. 28.

AD Pushes Growth During Industrial & Safety-US Virtual Meeting

The virtual AD event hosted nearly 250 member distributors and suppliers from Oct. 26-29.

AD Holds Virtual Events for Bearings & PT, Industrial & Safety-Canada Members

See recaps for AD's two recent virtually-hosted events, which included over 300 attending distributor members and supplier partners.

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AD Merging With PVF Group Delta Distributors on Jan. 1

AD says the deal will bring collective member sales in its PVF Division to over $11 billion.

AD Sees Signs of Stabilization Despite Modest Member Declines

Nine-month sales for AD's Industrial and Safety members were down 9 percent, while total AD member sales were down 2 percent.

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AD Opens New Canada Warehouse & Meeting Center

The new Toronto-area facility provides Canada-based AD members with redistribution of over 75 product lines of industrial, safety and janitorial items.

AD's Cohen Wins Philly's HR Person of the Year Award

AD's Neil Cohen won the greater Philadelphia region's HR Person of the Year Award for medium-sized businesses.

AD's New Safety Network Unit Now Official

AD and SafetyNetwork have finalized their merger agreement that was announced in February, resulting in the new safety-dedicated AD unit.

AD Announces New Leadership for US Electrical Unit, Supplier Relations

Effective Sept. 21, AD will have new leaders at its US-Electrical division and supplier relations roles.

Electrical Distributor Van Meter Named "Most-Loved" Company in Iowa

The Cedar Rapids, IA-based company was featured in an Industrial Distribution's profile feature in 2015.

AD's Business Development SVP Retiring This Fall

Eight-year AD leadership veteran Tom Blue will retire on Sept. 30 after more than three decades serving the industrial supply market.

AD Boosts Rebates Despite Sales Decline

Same-store sales across all AD divisions and countries were down 13 percent in Q2, but the group was able to raise rebate distributions to members.